The long-anticipated agreement closes a period of intense uncertainty in northeastern Syria after rebel forces led by Ahmed ...

For Kurds, it was the nearest thing they had to a country. For idealistic foreigners, a noble experiment in socialism. For the West, a convenient ally against terror group Islamic State (IS). Now, the ...

Northeast Syria is rapidly changing hands, and with it the country's fragile balance of power.

Syria's government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the ...

Explore the dynamics of Kurdish autonomy in Syria amid rising tensions, U.S. involvement, and Turkey's strategic interests.

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's ...

Shabana Mahmood plans to deport asylum seekers despite fears of violence after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...

Washington’s long-backed partnership with Kurdish fighters has outlived its usefulness as support shifts to the government.

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them.

A Kurdish asylum seeker who returned to his home country in 2024 says it has been 'hijacked' by the new post-Assad regime ...

Welcome to the ‘Mad Max’ World Order (Steven M. Radil and Raphael Parens, Foreign Policy) How a runaway uranium convoy encapsulates the collapse of global rules. Xi Jinping’s Purge Should Worry the ...

The transfer of security control over prisons and detention camps from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the authorities in Damascus unfolded amid total confusion, allowing several dozen ...